Metabolic Syndrome in Alopecia Areata: An Observational Study at a Tertiary Care Center

    August 2021 in “ International Journal of Research in Dermatology ”
    Subrata K. Das, Saptadipa Das
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    Studysummary In this study, no significant relationship between metabolic syndrome parameters and alopecia areata was observed among the patients. Our plain-language summary of this paper — not a Tressless recommendation.
    This study aimed to evaluate the parameters of metabolic syndrome (MS) in patients with alopecia areata (AA) and investigate any potential relationship between the two. Conducted at a tertiary care center, the cross-sectional observational study included 50 patients with AA, predominantly in the age group of 20-30 years. The study found that most patients had mild AA, with no significant derangement of clinical and laboratory parameters of MS observed in these patients. Thus, the study concluded that there was no significant relationship between MS and AA in the observed cohort.
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